Leontopithecus rosalia (Linnaeus 1766)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 111-184 : 133

Leontopithecus rosalia (Linnaeus 1766)

[Leontopithecus] rosalia ( Linnaeus 1766) , Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1: 41.

Type Locality: Brazil, coast, Rio São João (right bank), between 22° and 23°S, see Wied-Neuwied (1826) and de Carcalho (1965).

Vernacular Names: Golden Lion Tamarin.

Synonyms: Leontopithecus aurora Elliot 1913 ; Leontopithecus brasiliensis (Fischer 1829) ; Leontopithecus guyannensis (Fischer 1829) ; Leontopithecus leoninus (Pocock 1914) ; Leontopithecus marikina Lesson 1840 .

Distribution: SE Brazil: Rio Doce (Espírito Santo) south into Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: See Kleiman (1981, Mammalian Species, 148).